Lawfare
For General Operating Support
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Amount$35,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/7/2019
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
Lawfare Institute is a nonprofit organization that has consolidated its place as one of the most trusted sources of information and analysis on issues central to democracy’s preservation. Its diverse multimedia programming includes (a) The Lawfare Podcast; (b) the Rational Security podcast; (c) The Report, a podcast series on the Mueller Report; and 4) the Lawfare blog. Building on its history of publishing nonpartisan, fact-based examinations of complex national security challenges, Lawfare has expanded its audience within government, the media, and academia — while also capturing the imagination of the general public. It experienced a 350 percent increase in traffic from 2016 to 2017 and will likely continue on a path of growth in the coming years.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.lawfareblog.com
Address
P.O. Box 33226, Washington, DC, 20033-3226, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Lawfare is a leading source of analysis of issues at the nexus of national security, law, and policy via blog posts, podcasts, and other engaging content. This grant supports the foundation’s field-building strategy by supporting an organization that develops new cyber policy experts and gives them a voice in policy debates. Lawfare plans to continue its growth with an emphasis on hiring additional editorial staff. (Strategy: Talent Pipeline and Translation Infrastructure)
for general operating support
This grant for general operating support to Lawfare will support its efforts to foster an objective, fact-based public debate on issues at the intersection of national security and the law. Lawfare works to inform policymaking and engage more experts and the public in the complexities of hard national security choices on a wide array of topics.
